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RNS Number : 6434M
GoldmanSachs International
08 May 2015
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
BG GROUP PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
07 May 2015
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
YES - disclosed previously for BG GROUP PLC
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchases
2,911,303
3,202,776
20.7600 GBP
29.1250 EUR
20.2350 GBP
27.4100 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
3,765,628
1,755,387
28.0450 EUR
20.7600 GBP
27.4000 EUR
20.2450 GBP
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchases
1,766,165
20.9690 GBP
20.5700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,517,754
21.0900 GBP
20.4308 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,772
20.3657 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
968
20.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,772
20.5152 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,189
27.6401 EUR
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
67
20.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,092
20.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,261
20.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
732
20.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,864
20.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,143
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
163
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
371
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,381
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
29,619
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
83
20.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,861
20.6857 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,571
20.6857 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,810
20.6857 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,113
20.6885 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
574
20.6921 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,410
20.6933 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
16,162
20.6933 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
800
20.7267 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,143
20.7826 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
208
20.7826 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,113
20.7911 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
87,174
20.8054 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
55,381
20.8054 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
64
20.8207 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
68
20.8207 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
478
20.8900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,370
20.9078 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,130
20.9078 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,366
21.0079 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,250
21.0079 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
8,302
21.0079 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,530
20.7806 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,040
20.7806 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
FUTURE / (1.00 : 100.00)
N/A
7,500 (750,000)
N/A
N/A
N/A
27.6000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
FUTURE / (1.00 : 100.00)
N/A
7,500 (750,000)
N/A
N/A
N/A
27.6000 EUR
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
Warrant
Put Warrant
Purchasing
2,000
32.9729 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
4.2600 EUR
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising / exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit





(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)



3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
Date of disclosure:
08 May 2015
Contact name:
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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